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ArticleMolecular ecology2025

Population Genomics and the Environmental Drivers of Population Structure in a Cosmopolitan Marine Predator, Tursiops truncatus.

Daniel M Moore, Andre E Moura, Ada Natoli, Elena Papale, Emily G Cunningham, Mónica A Silva, Tilen Genov, Stefania Gaspari, Giuseppa Buscaino, Per Berggren and 2 more

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Article in Molecular ecology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Daniel M MooreDepartment of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, UK.
Andre E MouraDepartment of Genetics and Biosystematics, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Ada NatoliZayed University, College of Natural and Health Science, Abu Dhabi, UAE.ORCID 0000-0002-7932-6075
Elena PapaleBioacoustics Lab, Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in the Marine Environment, National Research Council (CNR-IAS), Capo Granitola, Trapani, Italy.
Emily G CunninghamCentre for Ecology and Conservation, Faculty of Environment, Sustainability and Economy, University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK.
Mónica A SilvaOKEANOS-Institute of Marine Sciences, University of the Azores & IMAR-Institute of Marine Research, Horta, Portugal.
Tilen GenovMorigenos-Slovenian Marine Mammal Society, Piran, Slovenia.
Stefania GaspariConsiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche-Istituto di Scienze Marine, Ancona, Italy.
Giuseppa BuscainoBioacoustics Lab, Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in the Marine Environment, National Research Council (CNR-IAS), Capo Granitola, Trapani, Italy.
Per BerggrenSchool of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Darren R GröckeDepartment of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham, UK.
A Rus HoelzelDepartment of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7265-4180

Funding

EDRF Operational Programme for the Azores 2020 01-0145-FEDER-000140Natural Environment Research Council NE/L002590/1Polish National Agency PPN/ULM/2019/1/00162Polish National Science Center (NCN) 2018/31/D/NZ8/02835
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Abstract

The marine environment comprises vast regions without physical barriers to movement, making the understanding of population isolation and the evolution of diversity challenging. This is especially the case for highly mobile marine species. Here we investigate populations of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) across the Mediterranean Sea and adjacent North Atlantic using high-resolution genomic markers (RADseq) and stable isotope analyses to better understand the evolution of population structure in this system. High-resolution genomic data and broad geographic sampling revealed patterns of structure not previously identified, and integration with stable isotope data suggests that prey choice varies across this region. Unexpected patterns included genetic and isotopic similarity between the North Atlantic and the region around Sicily (but not including the medially located Gulf of Cádiz and surrounding regions). The regional habitat within and beyond the Mediterranean Sea is structured with ocean frontal systems including thermal and halocline transitions, several of which show alignment with genetic transitions within our data. Our data help to distinguish among possible drivers of population differentiation for a marine predator that has the potential for long-distance dispersion.

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Bottle-Nosed DolphinGenetics, PopulationAnimalsAtlantic OceanEcosystemGenetic VariationGenomicsMediterranean SeaSicilygenomicsphylogeographypopulation structurestable isotopesTursiops truncatus

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PMCPMC12717980

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